As we grow, our body cells divide. And each time they divide, the telomeres shorten. They continue to shrink with age until the body stops making them. And the faster they shrink, the faster we age. Eventually, we become vulnerable to chronic diseases. Is there a solution? Even though t...
This isn’t the only reason a cell can age — there are other stresses on cells we don’t yet understand very well — but short telomeres are one of the major reasons human cells grow old. We’ve devoted most of our careers to studying telomeres, and one extraordinary discover y from ...
Or, let's take another example of a childhood trait lost to adulthood -- the ability to digest dairy. Thanks to an enzyme called lactase, most young children can digest milk. But as children grow older, it's common to lose that ability. What's happening here? It all comes down to a...
In this blog, we'll explore how to look younger and reverse aging (to the extent it’s possible with our current knowledge). We’ll talk about science, the latest medical breakthroughs, practical, everyday steps such as an anti-aging lifestyle, and foods that reverse aging. And here's ...
New treatment may be on the horizon, as studies also show that it is possible to grow skin for burn patients44 and the cells responsible for colour vision and light sensitivity, the latter showing the poten- tial to treat blindness due to macular degeneration.45 The list for possible ...
Someday, we may be able to take anycelland keep it alive, functioning and reproducing itselfessentiallyforever,throughthe use of telomerase.And in the future we may havevirtuallyimmortal nerve cells and immortal skin cells or whatever, because this chemical, telomerase, can keep the telomeres on ...
As somatic cells replicate, their telomeres grow progressively shorter, until they enter senescence and stop dividing. In cells immortalized in culture or cancer cells, the maintenance of telomeres, and hence of cellular proliferation capacity, can be achieved by activation of telomerase or by one ...
can create stress resilience, which in turn is associated withlonger telomeres. Also, reappraising an anxiety-provoking event, such as taking on a public speaking engagement, by perceiving it as exciting can help you tomanage stress. These techniques can stop eustress from becoming distress and en...
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Define telomeres and telomerase. Explain their relevance to aging, cancer, and stem cells. What is growth in humans? Describe three reasons why ''Xenopus laevis'' is widely used for studying embryonic development. What are the major limitations of this system?